little morning surprise

[sienamystic]

As I was walking across the street to get into my building this morning, I came across a strange thing to find on a Washington DC sidewalk - a very sodden peacock feather, lying forlornly in the rain. Was there a parade I missed? Did it fall out of some sort of elaborate Valentine's Day arrangement? Did I just miss the caravan with the woman in the sedan chair and the procession of bare-chested men hauling her down the street along with her menagerie of peacocks, white camels, and leopards on jeweled leashes? I'd hate to think I missed something like that.